WALKING WITH A PURPOSE MN
EIN 47-4192708 · Homeless Centers (P85)
What they do
OUR STAFF and VOLUNTEERS VISIT THE HOMELESS CAMPS EACH WEEK to PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY for OUR CLIENTS to BE ABLE to LIVE OUTDOORS and CHECK ON THEM. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST IN SORTING DONATED ITEMS, PUTTING TOGETHER FOOD BAGS, DRIVING BUSES and SERVING CLIENTS. WE PROVIDE CLOTHING, CAMPING GEAR, FOOD, HEALTH and HYGIENE PRODUCTS, and SOCIAL SERVICES REFERRAL MATERIALS, AS NEEDED, to APPROXIMATELY 275 CLIENTS AT 10 HOMELESS CAMPS PER MONTH. OUR OUTREACH HELPS ESTABLISH TRUST WITH OUR CLIENTS SO WHEN THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING, THEY TRUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. WE PARTNER WITH SETTLED, ANOTHER NONPROFIT, to HELP MOVE SOME of OUR CLIENTS FROM LIVING OUTDOORS INTO TINY HOMES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH A LARGE NUMBER of VOLUNTEERS THIS PAST YEAR. THE NUMBER of VOLUNTEERS is ON AVERAGE 24 PEOPLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE ALSO GET GROUPS THAT COME TOGETHER to VOLUNTEER, THESE GROUPS ARE FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COLLEGES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2018
- Location
- 1740 VAN DYKE ST, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109-4715
- County
- Ramsey
- In care of
- TODD FESKE